The Fairland Local Board of Education held its regular meeting on March 13, 2017.

The following members were present at roll call: Mr. Sowards, Mr. Gorby, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ward and Mr. Appleton.

14-17 CHANGE IN SCALE FOR CP ALGEBRA CLASS APPROVED

Mr. Lewis moved second by Mr. Ward to change the grading scale from a 4.0 point scale to a 5.0 point scale for the 25 freshmen who took the CP Algebra class as 8th graders during the 2015-2016 school year.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

15-17 CONSENT AGENDA #1 ITEMS APPROVED

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Ward to approve the following consent agenda #1 items:

A) Approve the following substitutes:

·  Patricia Adkins – teacher

·  Sandra Gale Hughes - aide

B) Approve the following workshops:

·  Christopher Shew – WV Music Education Association, Choir/Music workshop, Charleston, WV – March 2-3, 2017

·  Keith Carper – WV Music Education Association, Choir/Music workshop, Charleston, WV – March 2-3, 2017

C) Approve the school calendar for the 2017-2018 school year

D) Approve a class size waiver for the Lawrence County Early Childhood Center

E) Accept the resignation of Dan Webb as Fairland High School summer weight room coach

F) Accept the resignation of Troy Glenn Dillon as Fairland Middle School Assistant Football Coach effective March 3, 2017

G) Approve release time for Barbara Ward on March 10, 2017 to conduct official union business

H) Approve purchase order 88326 to Fairfax Inc in the amount of $3,478.07 for which the invoice date precedes the purchase order date

I) Approve the bank reconciliation, SM2 report, FUNDSUMM, and FINSUM reports for February 2017 as presented by the Treasurer

J) Approve the minutes of the February 13, 2017 regular board meeting

K) Approve the CHEKPY report for February 2017 presented by the Treasurer

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea.

Motion carried.

16-17 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Ward to go into executive session to consider the employment of a public employee or official.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

Out 6:55 p.m. Back 8:30 p.m.

Upon roll call, Mr. Sowards, Mr. Gorby, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ward and Mr. Appleton were present when the regular session reconvened.

17-17 CONSENT AGENDA #2 ITEMS APPROVED

Mr. Gorby moved second by Mr. Appleton to approve the following consent agenda #2 items:

A) Hire Christopher Franklin for bus route #43

B) Hire Dennis Johnson to do district-wide mowing

C) Transfer Theresa Scheibelhood to Fairland East classroom aide as per her request

D) Approve Susie Bowen and Chris Hunter as unpaid Fairland High School assistant baseball coaches

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried

18-17 ADDITIONAL $10,000 FROM PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR BATTING CAGES APPROVED

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Lewis to spend an additional $10,000 from the 003 Permanent Improvement Fund on the new batting cage facility.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

19-17 ADJOURN

Mr. Sowards moved second by Mr. Lewis to adjourn the meeting.

The vote was: Mr. Sowards, yea; Mr. Gorby, yea; Mr. Lewis, yea; Mr. Ward, yea; Mr. Appleton, yea. Motion carried.

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PRESIDENT TREASURER